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Jack Cook
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One more post to 4,000 for you, Jack. Keep the great photos coming!!! :P

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Suspect it's more of a junkyard. Glider on the right?
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yup - looks like a site for airframes that are cannibalized for spares....

great shot, Jack....

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a more appropriate reply........ uuhh ohh better get maaco

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interesting mix of airframes
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Is that left gear assembly resting on a block sans wheel and tire?
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The left's in better shape than the right :shock:

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I love this picture. I guess because it's not a posed scene. It's a "it is what it is" picture.

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